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W. HARDY. BACK BAND FOR HARNESS.

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UNITED STATES VILLIAM HARDY, OF DUNDAS, ONTARIO, CANDA.

BACK-BAND FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 317,346, date May 5, 1885.

Application filed March 11, 1885. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concer'n:

Be it'known that I, WILLIAM HARDY, of the town of Dundas, in the county of Wentworth, in the Province of Ontario,Dominion of Canada, have :invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness Back-Hands; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same.

The inven'tion relates to a very simple but effectual device in the manufacture of harness back-hands that Will be much stronger than the present method of construction, and will enable repairs to be made when required in that part of theharness without rippingseams, as is now usually the case.

By reference to the drawings forming part of this specification it will be seen that Figure 1 represents an elevation of back-band. Figs. 2 and 5 are side views. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder or stiffener plate hook. Fig. 4 is aperspectiveview of the cover-plate. Fig. 6 is a nut.

A represents the back-band, provided with a square opening, m, cut in it, as seen at Fig. 5. d is the pad or bearer on the under side ofthe back-band. e is a metallic plate, about six inches long and one inch wide, bent, as shown at Fig. 3, and having its lower end ourved upward in the form ofa hook. This hooked plate is passed through the opening m,.leaving the hooked end projecting on the outside of the opening m. The inner end under the flap is secured to it by the terretscrew lz., passing through it at the hole a, and secured by a socket-nut, i. The shaft bearerstrap 7a has a D-hook attached to it, which is made to catch on the projecting hook of the holder-plate c, and to prevent its working off said hook I construct a tapering side flanged cover-plate, f, similar to that shown at Fig. 4, to fit snugly against the edge of the said hook and cover the opening m, and 'secure it in that position by means of the screw p passing through it and the metallic holder-plate e and screwed by a nut, q, on the under side of the back-band, as shown at Fig. 1. The fianges r r on the sides of the said cover-plate fslip over the holder-plate e and form a fine finish, while the plate itself prevents the D- hook from ever getting loose.

In the present method of constructing backbands, when repairs are needed, it costs a great deal of time and labor to fix this part of the harness, for the parts being covered on the under side with the pad d or panel had to be ripped open and the necessary repairs made and sewed up again. By my device all this unnecessary labor and waste of time can' be avoided, for if the D-hook breaks, or the strap lc breaks away from the said D-hook, all that is necessary to do is to remove the plate f,by turning the screw pgvithout touching the pad underneath, and replace the D- hook and strap after repairing; or should the end of the plate e Wear off it can easily be removed by unscrewing the terret-screw h and screw p, and the said holder-plate pulled out from the back-band, replaced by a new one, and fastened by the said screws IL p.

It may be observed that the nuts z' and q are made similar to those shown at Fig. 6, and are made fast to the back-band or other plates that may be employed in that part of the harness, so that a new holder-plate, e, may be inserted any time and no difficulty experienced in fastening it with the said screw and nuts. q The advantages of my device are It is stronger and more durable than the old method, as the parts are made of metal instead of all leather. It is cheaper inthe long run, as it saves time and stock. It is light, neat, compact, and needs no jockey. It is self-adjusting, fastened With screws, and requires no nailing or fitting. It is less difficult to repair, as the parts are so easy to be rexnoved.

Having thus described my device and its advantages, what I claim as my invention and made to pass through an opening in the back-band, and secured at one end by the terret-screw h and the forward end by the screw p, substantially as specified.

2. In a back-band, A, and in combination with the holder-plate hook 8, the cover-plate f, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. 'The combination of the back-band A, holder-plate hook e, plate f, screws h p, and nuts'i and q, substantiall y as and for the purpose specified.

Dated at Hamilton, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, this 18th day of February, A. D. 1885.

In presence of- WM. BRUOE,

J. NV. POTTER.

' Witti'ln HARDY.

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